Asim closed his eyes, but he could still feel the machine gun his brother had jammed against his head. He waited for what felt like years for his brother to pull the trigger. His other brother, Rashid, shook with fear beside him. It was their worst nightmare … that...
Many churches didn’t have Vacation Bible School this year. Some decided to cancel camps, dinners, and other special activities. Although you may have had to cancel events this year, too, there is one thing you can always do — even in the midst of a raging pandemic You...
What is your church doing on Nov. 3? On this day — International Day of Prayer for the Persecuted Church — thousands of Christians around the world will join to pray for our brothers and sisters in Christ who are suffering for their faith. What if you took this...
On Sunday, Christians in China will gather in secret for fear of being discovered. North Koreans will read Scripture from scraps of paper where they have scrawled a few verses. Then, they’ll sneak those torn pages back into their hiding spot. Christians can be sent to...
Violence. Imprisonment. Discrimination. Isolation. These are just a few ways countless Christians are persecuted every single day. It is tempting to pray for their mistreatment to end and to ask God to relieve their pain and suffering. But this is not what oppressed...